As San Jose crunches the numbers in its upcoming budget, a larger than expected shortfall looms on the horizon, along with another round of department cuts and potential layoffs.| San José Spotlight
Labor leaders representing San Jose’s workforce want city officials to increase funding for essential services amid a recent reduction in the budget deficit. Less than a day after Mayor Matt Mahan revealed in his March budget message that the 2025-26 budget shortfall shrank from $60 million to $46 million, City Hall workers from various departments rallied...| San José Spotlight
San Jose officials have implemented a hiring freeze and are reviewing funding cuts across departments to soften the blow of a larger than anticipated budget shortfall.| San José Spotlight
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said he wants to see measurable improvements in homelessness and public safety before doling out pay raises for top city officials.| San José Spotlight
As civil rights advocates, we strongly oppose Mayor Mahan’s proposal to arrest homeless individuals who refuse shelter. This policy will disproportionately harm Black and brown people, including those with disabilities, who are overrepresented in the unhoused population due to systemic racism, economic inequality, and a lack of affordable, fair, accessible, and safe housing. The racial...| San José Spotlight
Sometimes, compassion means taking action. And for many of our gravely disabled neighbors, that time is now. California’s families and communities are facing the devastating impacts of our mental health and addiction crises. Many of us see it every day—people suffering on our streets, in need of advocacy and treatment options. Fortunately, California legislators have...| San José Spotlight
Two major Bay Area business advocacy groups representing hundreds of the region's biggest companies are considering joining forces to expand their influence in critical policy areas, including artificial intelligence and housing.| San José Spotlight
San Jose activists are rallying outside City Hall to protest a plan by officials to divert affordable housing money to shelters and sweeps.| San José Spotlight
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has long said he wants elected officials and city leaders to be accountable for eliminating homelessness and improving public safety. That's the centerpiece of his latest 2025-26 budget message.| San José Spotlight
The mayor of San Jose wants to penalize homeless people who refuse shelter by arresting or hospitalizing them, punting the service-resistant onto Santa Clara County for care.| San José Spotlight
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Amid a budget shortfall, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan wants to move money allocated to affordable housing toward temporary housing solutions — indefinitely.| San José Spotlight
